Top Ten Greatest Guitar Duos

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1Hide & Pata (X Japan)

Why Is This #1? Please Get This Off The Top Spot - FettiMC

As soon I saw this two at the top I stop reanding the list. What a shame.

YES! Number 1! They both have different styles of guitar playing but they sound so amazing together pata is calm, mellow, and easy going, hide is hyper, jumpy, speedy, and very humorous! The thing they have in common is that they both drink a lot...! ~

This list is so disappointing. Sure, I agree hide and Pata are good, but most of these are just wrong. A good guitar duo is two guitaists that compliment each other, as in dual solos and guitar harmonies. Anything else is just lead and rhythm. Slash is an amazing soloist, very good by himself, but Izzy just doesn't add anything to him. Iron Maiden are excellent for this. You just don't say it's just Adrian or Dave, you always talk about both of them. Number Of The Beast solos, anyone?

Oh, and you know what? Thin Lizzy is WAY too low, they basically perfected the art of dual guitars, and don't forget Glenn Tipton and KK Downing of Judas Priest too.

Learn from your masters.

Izzy had a few solos, nothing like Slash but Izzy is better than people give him credit for. He could write very well and kept a great rhythm. He could play the riff a different way than Slash was playing it and yet it fit and added a dynamic. Izzy is awesome. As far as Dave and Adrian go I think they need to be at number 1 followed by Tipton and Downing - Johnnyt800

two guitar masters in 21? I see that many people have no good taste for music! - rock2metal

They're awesome. Not any better than say hetfield and hammet, but also definitely not worse. Their unique style is awesome with basically harmonized lead licks as their main riffs.

Anyone who has heard anything by Maiden, Especially from Piece of Mind to Seventh Son knows these are the guys - Johnnyt800

4Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (Metallica)Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and songwriter for the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus.

When you look at these other bands guitarists, you think of them as two guitarists in the same band, but that's not at all the case for kirk and James, they are a living breathing entity if perfect combination. They should be number 1, it is absolutely retarded (no of fence) that X Japan, and Avenged Sevenfold are above these gods.

Kirk Hammett has his fair share of great guitar tracks. He's a proven stud as the lead guitarist. However, James Hetfield is no slouch. In fact, he is better than a lot of lead guitarists for other bands. You like the song Nothing Else Matters? Hammett didn't play in that one. It's all Hetfield.

They are just simply the best guitar duo ever. The end of story. No one can ever beat them. They make awesome songs and solos. Just amazing.

5Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman (Megadeth)David Scott "Dave" Mustaine was born September 13, 1961. He is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and lead singer of the American thrash metal band Megadeth, and well known as the original lead guitarist for the American heavy metal ...read more.

Riff master combined with the most unique neo-classical soloist, everyone who interested in guitar should listen to rust in peace, before they rest in peace

Rust is the single greatest thrash album. The culmination of all we were promised - Johnnyt800

Simply the best. Do not speed their music up very inventive and creative. Harmonies are incredible. They work perfectly together in any instance. Once time goes on I think people will realize they deserve the # 1 spot

The combination of a right-handed (Syn) and left-handed (Zacky) guitarists allows for some awesome live guitar back to back duels Avenged is known to do especially in their album "City of Evil"

Two very different guys, both the most amazing guitarist soloist. One is lefty the other is righty so they make a mirror image of sorts when they play. Fantastic.

What's cool about gun's n roses' fist few albums with the original lineup is that while Slash had the solos, he and Izzy would play creative, non-concrete riffs that could sound good on tape as well as live. no other band has sounded as good paired together

Angus and Malcolm come in second to these guys. Best combo ever. Wish Izzy showed up to the rock and roll Hall of fame inductions though.

The original lead/lead guitarist duo, & still the best. Most likely, the reason why they aren't #1 is that the Allman Brothers Band is one of the most unfairly overlooked bands of the Classic Rock era. Prime examples of this duo's sheer power can be found in songs like "Blue Sky", "Whipping Post (Fillmore East)", "Mountain Jam", & "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Fillmore East)".

These two are the creators gentlemen! They only had a few years together but they meshed immediately. Blue Sky is a masterpiece. Country music evolved into what is today from them also. Who doesn't love those original songs and all of the live awesome recordings. Number one, no doubt!

How these aren't number 1 is beyond me! They really are pioneers in this field. All the duos above are from bands that little fat kids listen to thinking they know music.

The Contenders

11Don Felder & Joe Walsh (The Eagles)

It should be Don Felder & Joe Walsh...Nevertheless, the Legendary Hotel California Solo made me a Guitarist! - Nirmal1991USA

Listen to "Hotel California" guitar duel. Then you would understand why it is considered as one of the gretest guitar song. Don Felder on Gibson double neck guitar and Joe Walsh on Fender Telecaster are very complementary!

Don Felder is such an underrated guitarist. Joe Walsh was always the rock influenced member of a particular soft band. On comes Don Felder paired with Walsh and the eagles transformed into some of the most inspiring music of all time. The Hotel California album is a staple of 2 great guitarists working together and sharing equal brilliance. These 2 guys made the eagles relevant. In the rock world the eagles are nothing without these 2 playing. Idc who founded the band. Listen to hotel California.. then listen to the acoustic version of hotel California. The playing bond they have is unmatched.

This may be the most underrated duo ever. If hotel California doesn't show both their brilliance and chemistry just listen to their acoustic version. These 2 gents were created to play together.

These two aren't my favorite, but they do damn sure deserve to be in the top 5. I mean, Keith knows all about the guitar and Jones could play multiple instruments! I mean... My god, these two rock! And no, just because I'm a Brian Jones lunatic doesn't mean I hate Mick Taylor. I actually admire the both of them! - MontyPython

Dumb teenagers nowadays need to start getting a clue about the history of Rock music and what Rock 'n' Roll is all about, in the first place.Not having Richards/Mick Taylor or Richards/Jones and Page/Beck in the Top 5 pretty much summarizes how musically uneducated kids are nowadays.

Steve and Phil: a perfect guitar match. Steve with all his heart and soul and Phil with his technical skills. A Perfect example of this would be the songs Hysteria, Love and Affection, Love Bites and Gods of War off the Hysteria album, or any other song on the album.

15Allen Collins & Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Ditto, what I said about Walsh and Felder...many of these other duo's have one guy who is clearly lead.

They are the makers of metal, Legends. Gods of guitar riffs, simply the best.

18Gary Holt & Rick Hunolt (Exodus)

19Ed O'Brien & Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)

20Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)

to me, Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King is the best duo ever from the best band ever, and although I know not everyone agrees with me, it must at least be acknowledged that they belong at least in the top 5

Both guitarists are at least between top 10 guitarists in the world - just listen to their playing - who can repeat their songs!?